A virus infects individual organisms. Can it also affect political systems? For François Godement, our Special Advisor for Asia, Xi Jinping's management of the Coronavirus Crisis could well demonstrate the resilience of China's authoritarianism: "the triumphalism of the Xi Jinping era is shaken; the monopoly of power remains intact".
The more time passes, the more Syria's misfortunes are considered as the "new normal". Let's not look away: according to our Special Advisor Michel Duclos, it may be the right time for Europe and the US to act.
2020 will be crucial for the Alliance. We've asked three experts from Germany, Poland and the United States to share their analysis of its importance for their countries. Read about their refreshing, realistic but quite optimistic views.
In Germany, the fight over the post-Merkel era is on. Roderick Kefferpütz, from the State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg, places his bets on the Greens. A new chapter for Germany, but also for Europe, may soon be written.